Mixxx Antwort Wiimote

hidapi is the client, we are not using input methods at all. we send/receive raw hid packets to the device. with a wiimote it could work as joystick input on linux, but real DJ controllers don't work like that. like, pitch slider on pioneer CDJs is a 2 byte unsigned integer with value range -1000 to 1000 - this kind of stuff just can't be done with any generic APIs
 and of course input method stuff is specific to OS, we need cross platform which hidapi does. not sure if your issue has anything to do with mixxx really. when it is paired and you have correct kernel modules, hidapi can see it just fine. there is a test client in hidapi sources: http://www.signal11.us/oss/hidapi/
 only thing I don't remember is which device name it shows as under /dev